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Ministry of Nature Protection of the
Republic of Armenia
Technology needs assessment in
Armenia: follow-up activities
Diana Harutyunyan
Workshop on sharing best practices with conducting
technology needs assessment
27-29 Bangkok, 2007
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Technology needs assessment in First National
Communication
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Phase I – FNC preparation 1996-1999
GHG inventory - baseline setting for mitigation potential
assessment
Formulation of country mitigation policy concept - Armenia
has stated its willingness to take voluntary GHG limitation
obligations in case the corresponding assistance for that
measures will be provided”
V&A – first attempt to develop in country capacity for
assessment of countries economy and natural systems
vulnerability
However the technology needs assessment in FNC was
addressed in very general terms
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Technology transfer needs assessment “top up” activities
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Phase II 1999-2002
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assistance was crucial for maintaining
and further developing the national capacity
 It provides necessary framework for moving
from general formulations that were in FNC
to more practical and substantial approach to
the technology needs identification,
prioritization, partnership building and
planning the follow-up activities.
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Technology needs assessment: approaches
applied
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Analyzing the national and sectorial policies from point of
correspondence to CC mitigation objectives
Assessment is accompanied with:
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Capacity building
Identification of partners
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Steering committee –interministerial coordination
International organizations
Technical institutions
Financial institutions
Private sector
Creation of framework for stakeholders dialogue
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Seminars, round table discussions, conferences
Sharing of analytical reports
Web-site creation
Publications
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TNA and TT data base creation scheme
Sectorial
ministries,
agencies
Specilaised
scientific
institutions
Private
sector
Climate Change
Center
Expert team
International
experience
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Foreign
assistance,
Projects
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Technology needs assessment: methodology
applied
Assessing the mitigation potential of sectors and updating
the information included in FNC:
Evaluation
of the GHG emissions for the period of 1990-
2000
Analyzing trends in different sectors:
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Policy and regulatory base
Baseline situation
Projects planned and under implementation
International donor assistance frameworks (WB, USAID, TACIS)
Sector specific technology needs
Analyzing
the information on CC technologies, creation of
data base, evaluation of applicability to the local needs
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Cont.
Technology needs assessment: methodology
applied
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Selection of prioritization criteria:
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GHG reduction potential
Evaluation of investments
Specific cost of GHG reduction, $/t co2
Correspondence to the national and sectoral devlopment goals
Barrier analyze:
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Legal
Organizational, institutional
Financial
Informational
Personal
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Mitigation technology needs assessment:
sectors, technologies
1. Energy generation
2. Renewable energy
3. Energy efficiency
•Housing sector
•Industry
•Agriculture
4. Industrial processes
•Cement production
•Chemical industry
5. Transport
6. Gas supply
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Transportation
Storages
7. Waste
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Municipal solid waste
Wastewater
8. Agriculture
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Intestinal fermentation
Manure
Agricultural land
9. Forestry
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Follow-up activities:
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Capacity development for implementation of CDM
projects under Kyoto Protocol
In-depth barrier analysis for district heating sector EE
implementation measures
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Implementation of project on establishment of
technology tranfer center in cooperation with UNDP,
UNIDO, Ministry of Nature Protection and private
sector
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GEF full size EE project under implementation starting
from 2005
Transport sector project proposal developed
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Situation with implementation -2007
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The Law on Energy Saving and Renewable
Energy - 2004
Promotional tariff and guarantee of purchase for
energy produced by small HPPs,wind mills and
biogas plants - 2002
Armenian renewable energy and energy
efficiency fund - 2005
National energy efficiency plan – 2007
Starting from 2003 each 2 years the RE and EE
conferences are held –the 3rd IREC 27-29, 2007
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CDM capacity building
1. Legal
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Ratification of Kyoto Protocol -2002
Governmental Decree - Jul. 2006, N-974-N on implementation of
KP Article 12 -DNA legal status and functions
Identification of and ranging the SD criteria for CDM projects
2.Institutional
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Appointment of DNA for CDM
Notification letter send to UNFCCC Secretariat - Sep.2003
Development of draft national procedures for CDM project
evaluation and approval
3.Technical
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Development of CDM projects pipeline – 2 registered 4
validated, and 12 in pipeline
4.Personal
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Awareness rising of decision makers
Building technical expertise in the country
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CDM Capacity Building
cont.
Within the framework of a specific project development – learning by
doing
Memorandum of Understandings:
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Danish Government within the framework of Kyoto
implementation - ratified by the President of RA, March 2004
Protocol
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MOU under negotiation with Federal Minister of Agriculture,
Forestry,Environment and Water Management of the Republic of
Austria
Technical Assistance
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EU “Technical assistance to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova
with respect to their Global Climate Change commitments” Project,
2004 -2006
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UNDP/GEF enabling activities for preparation of Second National
Communication
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District heating sector EE project: lessons
learned
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Integration in existing development programs –
PRSP, Municipal master plan
Close cooperation with WB Urban heating program,
Securing resources:
 Seed money – GEF funds
 Public sector reforms for removing
the market
penetration barriers - Urban heating strategy
 Involving the private sector as main engine for TT –
introduction of corresponding changes in legislation
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Ensuring professional high level of expertise
Creating trustful relations: transparency,
competence, partnership and on benfits of inclusion
of environmental concerns in sectoral policy
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Project midterm results
UNDP/GEF project role: providing TA, facilitating
negotiations and supporting the barrier elimination
Creation
of PPP framework
MOU is signed between private investors and public institutions
(Regulatory commission, Municipality)
Concession is given for use of municipal district heating assets
Promotional legislation is adopted for introduction of
cogeneration systems in district heating based on useful heat
demand
Methodology is developed for calculation of power and heat
tariff from CHPs
Why cogeneration:
 Reduced tariff for heat
 Attraction of investments under CDM
 Reduced risks for investors
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Project midterm results
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cont.
Private sector has taken commitments to invest 40
mln USD investments in rehabilitation of the district
heating systems in 2 urban areas (70 thousand
population)
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Reduction of GHG emissions will make - 59 000 t
CO2/annual
 New technology on generation site will be introduced
 Demand side energy efficiency will be implemented
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Adoption of legislation promoting small scale
cogeneration
Perception of benefits from mitigation measures
implementation increased in Government and
technical community
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